muscle biopsy

I know this is nothing new to you guys, but I just am so frustrated with it lately. My legs, especially my right leg are just so stiff and sore all the time. Sometimes my feet hurt so bad. Especially the bottom, just feels like the whole thing is cramped up. Any time I try to stretch my arm...

Hello, Thank you all for taking your time and reading this. :) I did read all the "stickies" I could find- and I have been seeing my neurologist (for about 2 months straight since this episode started) I saw him for migraines "before." I was teaching highschool chemistry and physics- and in...

Hello there, I have just joined this forum, my father 71, has just recently been diagnosed with MND, Its absolutely devasting for my family and myself. I have a few questions regarding diagnosis and i am positive people within this forum would have the experience to answer them? My father has...

Hello to all, My symptoms started about a year ago. I started having twitching in my right calf muscle, with the feeling of 'worms' crawling under my skin. You could literally see my calf rippling all the time. As time went on it progressed to my thigh and my left calf and thigh. Pretty...

My preliminary muscle biopsy report indicates slight, established reinnervation following previous denervation. Rare, recent denervation not followed by reinnervation and very slight non-reinnervation following previous denervation aka pyknotic nuclear clumps and I am wondering if any of you had...

I took my husband to the ER on Sunday. He continues to get weaker and is having difficulty walking. Our appointment with the neuromuscular neurologist is not until June and so we were desperate. The ER doctors were great and got him admitted promptly. For the first time we heard those three...

I had an appointment with my neurologist today. I went in because I've had more progression and I wanted him to see. I made sure to tell him everything that was going on and how it was affecting my life. He seemed to really listen this time. Told me that he's been thinking about me and...

So we really still have no idea what is wrong with my husband. His neurologist has referred him to a neuromuscular neurologist, but the first available is June. He seems to think it is more myopathy based and wants him to have a muscle biopsy. The problem is though that he has had such a decline...

Has anyone had a muscle biopsy to test for ALS?

Hello and thanks for reading this. Ive lurked on these boards on and off for 2.5 years since the weakness started. Ive read all the stickies and countless threads. For 2.5 years ive had issues with weakness and muscle loss (universal all over body). Ive been to several neuros and had...